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‘Unfollow Everything 2.0’: Can Facebook users control their own feeds?
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06.05.2024
‘Unfollow Everything 2.0’: Can Facebook users control their own feeds?
A new lawsuit asks whether social media users can control what they see on their Facebook feeds. Last week, the…
Jack Dorsey leaves Bluesky board, calls Musk’s X a ‘freedom platform’
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06.05.2024
Jack Dorsey leaves Bluesky board, calls Musk’s X a ‘freedom platform’
Jack Dorsey has left Bluesky, the decentralised social media platform that he helped start. Dorsey, who also founded Twitter (now…
Selfies are more lethal than shark attacks. Should more tourist destinations ban them?
Travel
05.05.2024
Selfies are more lethal than shark attacks. Should more tourist destinations ban them?
The selfie craze is now more lethal than shark attacks. A study published in the Journal of Travel Medicine in…
Drake, Adele and more return to TikTok as Universal strikes licensing deal
Culture
03.05.2024
Drake, Adele and more return to TikTok as Universal strikes licensing deal
Artists from Universal Music Group (UMG), which include Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift, will be returning…
French experts recommend cutting screen time for children under 3 and social media for teens
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01.05.2024
French experts recommend cutting screen time for children under 3 and social media for teens
Children under three years old should not have any screen time and up to age six it should be “strongly…
Can social media swing the EU election?
Sport
29.04.2024
Can social media swing the EU election?
This June, some 365 million people will be eligible to vote in the EU Elections, including many young voters for…
Can social media swing the EU election?
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28.04.2024
Can social media swing the EU election?
This June, some 365 million people will be eligible to vote in the EU Elections, including many young voters for…
Macron in favour of Europe-wide social media age restriction for teens under 15
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27.04.2024
Macron in favour of Europe-wide social media age restriction for teens under 15
French President Emmanuel Macron said in a speech this week that he would like to see Europe create a “digital…
TikTok suspends rewards in Lite app in the wake of EU probe
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24.04.2024
TikTok suspends rewards in Lite app in the wake of EU probe
TikTok has voluntarily suspended the rewards functions in its TikTok Lite app in the wake of European Commission investigations, the…
US Senate passes legislation to force sale of TikTok under threat of ban
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24.04.2024
US Senate passes legislation to force sale of TikTok under threat of ban
The US Senate passed legislation on Tuesday that would force TikTok’s parent company to sell the platform or face a…